ijala

Yoruba

Etymology

ì (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ já (“to break, to strike”) +‎ ńlá (“big,large”), literally, "That which is a powerful strike."

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ì.d͡ʒá.lá/

Noun

ìjálá

  1. A traditional form of oral Yoruba ewi, poetry, and chants performed by hunters, often praising the god Ogun
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